Sensor for acquiring physiological signals of a patient

US9250104B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Harald Greiner · Nufringen, DE
• Bernd Wilm · Raubling, DE
• Kai Hassing · Aachen, DE
• Winfried Peter Kaiser · Wildberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 2005
• Grant date: Feb 2, 2016
• Expiry date: Nov 23, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W84/18
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention suggests the use of independent, wireless, smart and therefore self-contained sensors (3, 4, 5) in a patient monitoring system (1). The sensors (3, 4, 5) provide their own communication system for transmitting acquired signals to a patient monitor (8) etc. Furthermore a patient identifier (26) is associated to the communication. This approach introduces a patient-related concept, where all communication is personalized and assigned to the patient (2).